Improvement in pads for harness-saddles



F. KNORR. PADS FOR HARNESS- SADDLES.

N0. 191,977. Patented June 12, 1877.

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IMPROVEMENT IN PADS FOR HARNESS-SADDLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 191,9?7, dated June 12, 1877; application filed January 11, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB F. KNORR, of Orange, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Improvement inPads for Harness Saddles, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification, reference being bad to the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 represents a sectional side view. Fig. 2is a transverse section in the plane mm, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a similar section in the plane 3 y, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a face view of that portion of the pad containing the pad-plate.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

This invention consists in a pad-plate which extends beyond the tree, and is provided with shoulders on its sides for supporting the tree, with an opening and tongues for receiving and supporting the burr of the terret, with loops for receiving the screw-burrs, and with other loops, which form the guides for the backhand or the backhand irons. With the burr of the terret is combined a sleeve, to prevent the backband or backhand-iron from chafing against the screw-thread on the shank of the terret. The pad-plate is made of the :same width as the pad, so that the latter is kept in shape, while, at the same time, it is adapted to support a permanent ornamental housing, the whole pad being so constructed that it forms a complete article for itself, which can be readily and easily connected to or disconnected from the saddle.

In the drawing, the letter A designates the {plate of my pad, forming a frame upon which to work the padding, and B is the tree, which is bent to the proper shape, and to which the parts of the saddle O are secured in the usual way. The pad-plate A is made longer-than the saddle-tree B, so as to extend beyond the same and form a good bearing for the saddle. The pad-plate A is provided with a central depression or sunken part extending lengthwise thereof, to receive the saddle-tree B, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, and on the edges of this depression are formed shoulders at a, which are adapted to receive the edges of the tree B, and thus the tree can be very readily put in its proper position on the pad -plate.

In one end of the pad-plate A is formed an opening, D, (see Fig. 4,) of a width equal to the diameter of the burr E of the terret F,

. with tongues c c, which latter are so arranged that when the burr E is inserted in the opening D the flanges b b thereof, are caught between the tongues c c and the under surface of the pad-plate A, and by this means the burr is prevented from dropping out. The tongues c c are formed by bending portions of the pad-plate A downward, as represented in Fig. 4. After, the burr E has been put in place I fill up theopening D with leather or other material, so as to firmly-secure the burr in place.

The saddle O is fastened by means of screws H H in addition to the terret F, and the burrs I I of these screws are situated under loops or bridges J J, which are formed on or secured to the pad plate A, said bridges being each provided with a-hole, d, for the passage of the screws.

It will be seen that the burrs l I are held in position by means of the screws H H when the latter are fastened. The screw-burrs I I are preferably embedded in a strip, K, of leather or other material, to facilitate their removal, the object of arranging the screw-burrs, as well as the terret-burrs, in the manner described being to permit of removing them, if desirable, as, for instance, when it is desired to alter the mountings of the saddle.

On the pad-plate A are formed -or secured loops L L, and the saddle-tree O is provided withtransverse openings 6, to allow these loops to pass through it, one of said openings being made in the end of the tree. The loops L L pass through the tree when the parts are put together, and then the backhand-iron N is shoved under the loops and on top of the tree, so as to act as a key to hold the padplate and tree together, and to unite the pad and saddle. The saddle O is provided with with an opening, 0, to admit the backhandiron N, this opening being so arranged that when the said iron is pushed through it the iron catches under the loops L L. The backband-iron N is provided with a hole, which is brought opposite the terret-burr E, and opposite a corresponding hole formed in the saddle 0, when the backhand-iron is put in place, so that the terret F can be screwed in position while the iron is thereby held fast.

To prevent the backbandiron N from chat" ing and injuring the screw-thread on the shank of the terret F, I place a sleeve, M, around said screwshank, this sleeve being made to pass through the hole in the backhand-iron and to clasp the terret-burr E.

The pad-plate A is made of a width equal to the width of the pad, or nearly so, as clearly-shown, the object of this construction being to stiffen the pad and keep it in shape, and at the same tiineto'obtain a support for an ornamental housing.

The stuffing or filling of my pad is connected to the pad-plate A, and is formed of alternate layers of leather'or cork and layers of felt, blanketing, or kersey, or their equivalent materials, the whole forming a light, elastic, and firm padding, and one which does not flatten, but retains its original shape after long use. The pad or padding is covered with a sheet of rubber, t, or other water-proof material, which is placed next to the outer coveringj, which is composed of blanketin g or other fibrous material commonly used for this purpose. The object of the rubber sheet '5 is to protect the pad against the soaking of perspiration.

It will be noticed that my pad is complete in itself and separate from the saddle, and

hence it can be repaired or taken ofi' and renewed with but little labor.

The important advantages of my invention vare as follows: A larger bearing is obtained for the saddle than in the old class of pads.

The burrs can be removed and changed with extreme facility; greater security is had in locating the backbands or backband-irons upon the terrets by the use of a sleeve over the screw part of the terret; a complete separation of the pad and saddle is obtained, each being complete in itself, so that they can be made and sold separately; an ornamental housing can be permanently affixed to the pad; a cool, elastic, and firm padding is obtained.

What I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with the tree B, of an independent pad-plate, A, of equal Width to the pad, and having its ends projecting beyond the ends of the tree to. form an extended bearing for the saddle, as set forth.

2. A pad-plate,"A, having the shoulders at a, to form a seat for the saddle tree, substantially as described.

3. The combination of tongues c c with the opening D, substantially as and for the purpose described.

4. A pad-plate, A, having the loops J J for receiving the screw-burrs, substantially as described.

5. The combination of a sleeve, M, with the terret-burr E, to protect the screw-shank of the terret, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 9th day of January, 1877.

J. F. KNORR. 1L. s.]

Witnesses W. HAUFF, E. F. KASTENHUBER. 

